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Walking with people to become followers of Christ through relationship, example and proclamation of the truth and reality of God
Inspirational
Late have I loved you
Late have I loved you
Beauty at once so ancient and so new
Too late have I loved you
I searched the world for you:
Clumsily I blundered through the loveliness of your creation
(You were already at home within me.)
You called on me and you shouted
(My ears were plugged)
but at last your voice broke through
Your light cast itself before me
(My eyes were veiled)
Opening my mouth
I inhabited your fragrance
(Tasting you now I am ravenous)
Now I am burning with your touch
Flaming with love, love of your peace
(St Augustine (354-430)
(Confessions Book 10)
| Christian Wisdom |
| O God of life, Be at my breast, be at my back, You to me as a star, you to me as a guide, From my life's beginning to my life's closing. |
| -Celtic Prayer |
| The Lord can clear the darkest skies Can give us day for night. Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. |
| -Isaac Watts |
| Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them |
| -Leo Tolstoy |
| Suggestions for Fasting and Feasting |
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Fast from discontent; Fast from worry; Fast from anger; -Anonymous |
Psalm 118 (New International Version)
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."
3 Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."
4 Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever."
5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.
6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me
14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
16 The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
22 The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;
23 The LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes
24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it
25 O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.